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Rome, 1 January. Every year on this day the two new consuls took office. Dressed in purple-bordered togas, they rode up to the Capitol with a crowd of senators and horsemen, sacrificed to Jupiter, and swore to serve the Roman people for the year ahead.
The priest is waiting at the temple. Seven puzzles stand between you and the oath. Solve them all, and one last word names what the consuls swore to serve.
Crossword — government, the Capitol and the gods, in Latin from Book 4.
Anagrams — unscramble seven words from the ceremony.
Cipher — decode a message in Latin, then answer the riddle it asks.
Matching — two verbs, regō ("rule") and iūrō ("swear"), in the future and future perfect.
Picture Count — reassemble the road to the Capitol, then count what you see.
Odd One Out — find the word that doesn't belong in each row to build the story, then answer questions about it.
Final Rebus — one clue from every lock. Their first letters spell the final word.
Every answer box checks itself. Spelling and capitals are forgiving, and macrons are never needed.
Thirteen words of Roman government. Every clue gives the English meaning; you supply the Latin. Fill the grid — every crossing letter must agree both ways. Eight cells are marked in red: once the grid is solved, their letters unscramble into one more word.
The grid is correct. Unscramble the eight red letters:
Seven words from the ceremony. Unscramble each one.
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The password was:
Patria — their country. On the Capitol the new consuls sacrificed to Jupiter and swore to serve the Roman people and their homeland for the whole year ahead.